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"She was at the shop in Oxford" Ava narrowed her eyes at Mavis "I had a feeling she was full of shit"

I paused and looked at Ava Was she jealous? Hm

Mavis tsked "I just wanted to see you for ers clenched her fork

"So, this is nice" Mavis folded her hands on the table and smiled

"What do you want?" She had talked to Ava in Oxford and I hadn’t even known about it If she was going to collect her, that would have been the time to do it Not here with all of these people

"God, Owen You alere bad at slared at ust "Why don’t you introduce ht you’d already done that"

"Well, I wasn’t exactly honest"

"Ava, this is Mavis Mavis, this is Ava" I glared at the little woman next to me "Mavis, don’t kill Ava"

"How have you put up with hirump" Mavis smiled at Ava, but Ava wasn’t impressed "I could only stand a few hours at a tio" Ava’s chin jutted out

"Ah, I see Well, he does have his good points" Mavis ran her hand over h and I shoved it away

"Quit it, Mavis That was over a long ti Genuine huarded me and Ava I was struck by their differences Mavis, poised and polished, radiated self-confidence and sex appeal Ava, with her large eyes and baggy clothes, looked innocent and trusting But just as sexy The t-shirt under her sweater barely clung to her cleavage, threatening to slip too low at any s shrouded her eyes in a way that enhanced the them feel deeper A natural beauty, one that didn’t have to try to be alluring It was a breath of fresh air next to the perfectly coifed wo next to me

"You knohen I saw the video of you I wasn’t sure I had to check it out for myself" Mavis turned her smile on the waitress as she took her tea "And now I know"

"Knohat exactly?" Ava narrowed her eyes at Mavis

"What video?" I asked

"That he really is protecting you" Mavis poured ar "Videos of you and Ava in the parking garage were circulated There were lots of theories, of course That you were going to collect the bounty, you were going to offer a trade Oh, lots of things But it’s much si cute ass Men are all the same"